Zika viral infection the emerging threat

Zika virus is a Flavivirus which belong to the  Flaviviridae  group .The other viruses in the same group are dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, and Japanese encephalitis. The viruses are transmitted to humans by mosquito bites and it produce a disease that lasts a few days to a week.

Common symptoms of the disease are  

Fever

Rash over the body

Joint pain

Conjunctivitis manifested as redness of the eyes.

Zika virual infection is usually a mild illness. The symptoms usually last from 2 to 7 days.

What are the complications of Zika viral infection?

This virus produce  birth defects  in newborn babies whose mothers became infected with Zika virus during their pregnancy. The most common birth defect associated is microcephaly that is small head and small brain size in babies

Zika virus is associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome.

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Use Pomegranate Juice to lighten your lips

Everybody like soft, luscious lips. If your  lips seem to be dry, chapped, and pigmented try this home remedy to get softer, smoother, and pinker lips.
You need the following
1 cup pomegranate seeds
What You should Do?
Place the pomegranate seeds in a blender and blend it well.
With the help of strainer, remove the juice from the pulp.
Dip a piece cotton wool into this juice and apply it to your lips. Store the rest of the Pomegranite juice in the refrigerator.
How Often you should repeat it?
You can use pomegranate juice for your lips every day.
Why it is useful?
Pomegranate juice helps to lighten pigmented lips. It contains a compound named Punicalagins that inhibits melanin production and thus  stops your lips from getting darker due to exposure to the sun 

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How to recognise heart attack early ?

The symptom of heart attack vary from one person to another.Recognition of these symptoms are very important for early detection of heart attack The most common symptoms are

• Chest pain: Patients may experience tightness, heaviness or pain in the chestpain may be felt in arms, neck, jaw, back or stomach: for some people, the pain or tightness is very severe, while some people just feel uncomfortable
• Sweating
• Feeling of light-headedness
• Breathing difficulty
• Feeling nauseous or vomit
• Severe tiredness

If you experience the above symptoms donot hessitate , immediately seek medical help.Emergency ECG and Echo test is required to rule out the myocardial infarction

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